Identify the auxiliary equation of the following differential

Zack Mora

Zack Mora

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2022-03-22

Identify the auxiliary equation of the following differential equation along with its roots and the two fundamental solutions.
y+6y+8y=0

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Cecilia Nolan

Cecilia Nolan

Beginner2022-03-23Added 13 answers

Given differential equation is second order linear homogeneous differential equation: y+6y+8y=0
To find auxiliary equation for any second order differential equation, replace:
y as m2
y as m
y as 1
Now, replacing these terms the differential equation turns to: m2+6m+8=0
which is called as Auxiliary equation for the given differential equation.
Roots of auxiliary equation m2+6m+8=0
Factorizing m2+6m+8 gives (m+4) and (m+2)
m2+6m+8=0
(m+4)(m+2)=0
therefore, roots of the auxiliary equation are m=4 and m=2
General solution for y+6y+8y=0
When an auxiliary equation has two distinct roots r1 and r2, the general solution is of the form:
y(t)=c1er1t+c2er2t, where c1 and c2 are arbitrary coefficients.
Here the roots of auxiliary equation are m=4 and m=2
Hence, its general solution is:
y(t)=c1e2t+c2e4t
Jeffrey Jordon

Jeffrey Jordon

Expert2022-08-24Added 2605 answers

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